Nate sits down with Proving Ground’s 2019 summer research interns Madhurya Udayakumar and Anna Lukens to talk about their experiences as architecture students, wrangling command-lines in Raspberry Pis, and why they got into architecture!
– Connect with Maddie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhurya-udayakumar/
– Connect with Anna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-lukens-7a39b4179/
Discussion Notes:
00:50 Introducing Maddie
01:22 What does Maddie really think of Omaha Nebraska
02:13 Nate talks about flyover country
04:25 Introducing Anna
05:22 Interns have spent two months so far at Proving Ground
08:02 Jumping into the deep end with IoT
08:17 Proving Ground investing in research with internships
10:38 Within a week we had a DIY sensor and data collection workflow
12:12 The need for creative iteration and experimentation
13:19 Architecture programs with robot facilities
15:34 Anna and Maddie think academia could be doing more with digital processes
17:35 Why did Anna and Maddie get into Architecture?
19:40 Maddie started in Civil Engineering
23:17 Anna talks about learning computation
24:08 Nate reveals the dirty secret that no one really knows how to use Revit
25:12 What will they do after they graduate?
28:14 Brian Ringley doesn’t offer any electives. Sad.
28:47 This is Nate’s test to see if Brian watches/listens to this podcast
29:45 Maddie has been working on a design competition
31:21 Anna talks about preparing her portfolio
33:59 Discussion on apply for internships
35:20 Nate’s experience at career fairs as an employer
37:15 How Nate vets intern applicants
37:53 Why did Maddie and Anna apply to Proving Ground?
40:20 Nate’s goal for summer internships
42:28 Maddie’s observations on how Proving Ground does business
45:07 Nate talks about creating an effective and impactful small team
46:10 Technology is not a replacement for having good team fundamentals
47:55 Changes in toxic business culture and growing talent in AEC has been a long time coming
49:52 Parting thoughts, thank yous, and why Nate is way behind on editing Shelby’s podcast
Other links:
– Iowa State University: https://www.iastate.edu/
– Pratt Institute: https://www.pratt.edu/
Learn more about us at http://ProvingGround.io
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